A particular advantage of the standard deviation is that it
A) indicates the central tendency of a group of scores.
B) gives the score actually obtained by the greatest number of people.
C) does not require having to use the mean.
D) can be used to "standardize" scores to give them more meaning.

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The standard deviation can be used to "standardize" scores, which means transforming them into a common scale, making it easier to compare scores from different tests or populations. This increases the interpretability of the scores. The other options are unrelated to the purpose of the standard deviation.

A Particular Advantage of the Standard Deviation Is That It